Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

6 reviews

redheadorganist's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I did not expect to love this book as I did. Is it historically accurate? Probably not. But it's a gorgeous, captivating, heartbreaking story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Death, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Abortion, and Suicide

lauramcc7's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, War, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Abandonment, Blood, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Infertility, Cancer, Dysphoria, and Racism

hannahdelaware's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia

taynicole2698's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I never thought the words “Scott, dear, you’re a b*tch” would appear in my annotations. It’s so sad, so infuriating, and so enthralling. The author did a wonderful job. This was a cery difficult read emotionally. I doubt that I would ever reread this book, but I enjoyed it. My biggest critique would be the heavy repetition, but I do think that it serves a purpose by allowing the reader to have a glimpse at just how exhausted Zelda must have been. This being said, I did feel that the middle dragged and the ending rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

coeding4's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Death, and Domestic abuse